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    Trim cylinders only retracting halfway

    Good evening, shame on me I just started getting my boat ready for the season. I store the boat in my driveway and due to the angle of the boat on the trailer I keep the drive trimmed up about halfway to keep the skag off the pavement. When I was inspecting my bellows I noticed I could trim...
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    Mercruiser 165 IL 6 Winterization

    Alright boys and girls, I’m back to annoy the seasoned pros with my noobtacular inquiries. I’m opting to save $100 and winterize myself for the frigid tundra that is set to befall Cleveland. I drained both the block and manifold, but didn’t pull the plug from the riser. Wondering as long as I...
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    Backfiring Mercruiser 165 IL 6

    2 excellent responses as always, thanks guys, I’ll consider a carb rebuild this off season
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    Backfiring Mercruiser 165 IL 6

    Been a while since I hung out here!! I was out on majestic Lake Erie today with my trusty 1974 Caravelle, with a Mercruiser 165 IL 6. It’s been about 3 months since I had the boat out last, engine hadn’t run at all. At the ramp it was very hard to start which was expected as I’m assuming my...
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    Perch spots near CLE

    Good Morning! Looking for advice on perch locations near Cleveland. I launch primarily out of Edgewater near downtown and dont really have easy access to the islands out west. For Walleye I know I can hang around Gold Coast or the crib but not sure where to find perch. Any suggestions? Keep...
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    MC1 Shift Cable Pre Alpha

    I agree with you here. Part number they provided me was 47-2248 C-Shift Cable-MC1-Alpha 1 (which according to google looks to exclude the plastic shift plate portion). I'm willing to bet the OEM Alpha 1 cable is thicker than what was manufactured for MC1, or whoever they bought the cable from...
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    MC1 Shift Cable Pre Alpha

    Thank you sir. I'll lean to yours and BT Doc expertise here and in the meantime I'm trying to get the part number purchased by the shop to confirm what I have here. Looks like I'm in for a redo of this job. I will say the part that is threaded into the bellows side of the bell housing with...
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    MC1 Shift Cable Pre Alpha

    Here we go: 1. Inner and jacket both new, I believe they came together in a kit but were separate when I took the boat back. 2. Trying to make sure I use the right terms here but where the set screw threads into the plastic part that mounts to the shift plate (engine end), there is a retainer in...
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    MC1 Shift Cable Pre Alpha

    So heres the thing... I'm picking up where the shop gave up. They bought the cable and installed the jacket before breaking my gimbal ring during bearing removal... they threaded from the FORE side, or inside where the bellows are. They did not retap the hole. They had the inner core...
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    MC1 Shift Cable Pre Alpha

    Good Evening and Happy Easter. I went to install my new shift cable inner core today and after inserting it all the way into the jacket it seems like the inner core is too long. When I put the plastic mounting end on and tightened the set screw I was several inches from being able to get the...
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    Whats my old motor worth??

    Sell the parts. I developed this hobby after repowering an engine. The last one I did went as follows: Paid $250 for 1975 boat/trailer with bad piston Sold: Cylinder Heads: $160 Ebay Exhaust Manifold and Elbow: $100 Fbook marketplace Trim Rams: $125 Ebay Carburetor: $169 Ebay Trim Pump/Motor...
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    1973 MC-1 Outdrive

    Hey Jim I just went through a very similar situation, some of these fine gentleman here helping me thru of course. If you havent yet purchased new transom assembly components you dont need to. Being that your nails were so corroded to the ring I'd probably recommend a ring replacement but you...
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    Gimbal Ring Install

    MC-1 drive, 1974 Mercruiser I/L 6. Gimbal ring broke and I'm installing a new one and trying with all my might to put the new ring onto the gimbal housing without removing the bell housing/bellows. My problem, I'm trying to get the steering pin that goes through the top of the gimbal ring to...
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    Trim Switch

    Hey thanks Chris! My "out" button already doesnt function, perhaps because that wire was already exposed and damaged. Always have to push both out and up as it is, was the same on another 70's era boat I had perhaps for the same reason. I'll disconnect those wires and go by feel on the trim...
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    Trim Switch

    1974 Mercruiser I/L 6 with "pre-alpha" drive. Ive heard the drive referred to professionally as R, MR, and Pre Alpha so I dont know exactly what the outdrive is called other than it was manufactured in 1974 and its not an Alpha. That said I removed my gimbal ring today and noticed the cable...
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    Shifting Trouble Mercruiser 165

    Good evening!!!! 1974 Mercruiser IL6 with pre alpha drive (MC1?). Took my family out on the lake for the first time this afternoon and boy was it an experience! That said I had some trouble shifting gears (I already cant get reverse). Interesting thing was up to 2000 rpm and 10mph or so it...
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    Lower Shift Cable Replacement

    Good Morning! Working on a 1974 Mercruiser 165 set up, believe it to be an MC-1 drive. Can't get reverse to engage via pulling the lower shift cable out by hand. I measured the brass adjustment barrel at 5 7/8" from center to center on the barrel and mounting hole. Forward no problem...
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    Backup Outboard

    I have a 1974 Caravelle Chimera IV, 18' with a 165hp inline 6 Mercruiser. Weighs probably 3k lbs loaded up. I repowered the engine but since its old I'm not thrilled about taking the family in open water, Lake Erie, with it. I'm considering installing a small outboard, 6-9hp as a backup that...
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    Bow Lifting

    Good morning! I restored a 1974 Caravelle CIV 19B, Mercruiser 165 I/L6, had her on the lake on Friday morning and noticed when engaging throttle the bow would rise considerably. Didn't get on plane because the engine stalled when throttling above 2000 rpm, so never got above 10-15mph (loose...
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    Fuel System Troubleshooting

    Posting my experience here to hopefully help someone out as I almost tore my carb apart for a rebuild unnecessarily. This is a 1974 Mercruiser 165 I/L 6. After fixing a cooling issue my boat suddenly wouldn't start, it had been starting just fine after I finished repowering her so I was at a...
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